EFFINGHAM - The Effingham Police Department is investigating an October 3 pedestrian versus vehicle crash that left a seven-year-old girl injured.

Police say the incident happened south of the intersection of South Fifth Street and the CSX Railroad Crossing at about 5:26 p.m. According to the preliminary investigation into the crash, a seven-year-old got out of a parked vehicle and ran across the street and into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

Authorities say the child was struck and injured, and was taken to a local hospital via ambulance.

Effingham police say no citations have been issued at this time, and the crash is still under investigation.

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PAXTON, Ill. (WAND) - A Champaign woman was killed Saturday morning in a crash in Ford County. Around 7 A.M. Christina I. Curtsinger, 33, was driving west on Illinois Route 9 near Paxton when Police say, her car crossed the center. Officials say, her car hit an eastbound SUV. The driver of the SUV was transported to Carle Hospital and treated for injuries. Curtsinger was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ford County Coroner.